Honda Civic vs Focus and Golf - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £21,095/£21,585 £19,595/£21,710 £21,515/£21,580
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £9,493/45.0% £7,466/38.1% £9,596/44.6%
Depreciation £11,602 £12,129 £11,911
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £547/£1,094 £703/£1,407 £558/£1,115
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,040/£3,400 £1,732/£2,887 £1,768/£2,947
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 19/£515/B/£20 19/£457/D/£95 21/£495/C/£30
Servicing cost £895 (5yrs/62,500) £785 (3yrs) £329 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase 4,300/2,595mm 4,358/2,648mm 4,199/2,578mm
Height/width 1,470/1,770mm 1,461/1,823mm 1,479/1,786mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/2,199cc 4cyl in-line/1,997cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc
Peak power/revs 148/4,000 bhp/rpm 138/3,750 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 350/2,000 Nm/rpm 320/3,600 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/sealant 55 litres/space saver 55 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 477/1,378 litres 316/1,101litres 350/1,350 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,367/423/1,500kg 1,421/629/1,500kg 1,366/589/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.8 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/0.29Cd 10.9 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (90,000)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles (1yr)/196 12,500 miles (1yr)/781 Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 12th/3rd 20th/28th 15th/24th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 92/82/72/5 stars 97/84/61/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 8.6/8.0 secs 9.5/9.2 secs 9.8/8.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.3/7.0 secs 3.8/5.9 secs 3.9/6.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.5/11.1 secs 7.7/10.0 secs 7.9/11.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 135mph/1,800rpm 129mph/1,900rpm 130mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.7/36.6/9.2m 51.4/37.9/9.4m 53.0/38.1/9.8m
Noise level outside/idle/30/70mph 63/45/58/66dB 58/43/58/67dB 59/44/56/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.7mpg/415 miles 44.4mpg/537 miles 43.5mpg/526 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/76.3/67.3mpg 44.8/67.3/56.5mpg 52.2/74.3/65.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 201/110g/km/13% 170/129g/km/18% 174/114g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Six/yes/£225 Seven/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes £1,250/yes/£200 £1,360/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/DAB radio Yes/no/no No/no/yes £455/£1,965/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £490/no/no £525/no/no £465/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes £750/yes/yes £1,195/yes/yes

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